Word: Breakdown
How to pronounce: ˈbreɪkdaʊn
Noun
Definitions:
1. A mechanical failure.
Example sentences: "Breakdowns could totally disrupt production"
2. A failure of a relationship or system.
Example sentences: "A breakdown in military discipline"
3. The chemical or physical decomposition of something.
Example sentences: "The breakdown of ammonia to nitrites"
4. A lively, energetic American country dance.
Synonyms:
disruption
failure
malfunction
wrecking
derangement
disturbance
disintegration
collapse
decomposition
corruption
decay
partitioning
dissection
putrefaction
rot
destruction
decline
the destruction
damage
degradation
deconstruction
structure
analysis
assay
accident rate
accident
Derivations:
breakage
breakup
breakout
breaking
break
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Breakdown in Other Languages...
Spanish: Desglose
German: Aufschlüsselung
French: Panne
Italian: Ripartizione
Turkish: Arıza
